Recorded in a contemporary art gallery, Hanging Garden reinvented their signature gothic doom sound into a dreamy, ethereal type of shoegaze on this outstanding live EP ‘Citylight Sessions’, out on Agonia Records this should appeal to both longtime followers of the band and fans of later day Katatonia or even The Gathering.
Crypt Sermon delivers an epic slab of traditional doom metal on their third album. ‘The Stygian Rose’ is an epic reord that blends the grandeur of U.S. and Swedish operandi. Out on Dark Descent Records.
The Atlas Moth has announced a graphic novel titlet ‘Coma Noir’, inspired by the 2018 album of the same name released via Prosthetic Records!
Finnish metal masters Wolfheart unleashed a crushing first single and video with ‘Grave’ from the upcoming new album ‘Draconian Darkness’ set for release in September via Reigning Phoenix Music and announced the “Draconian Darkness Over Finland 2024” tour. Catch them also this summer at Hellsinki Metal Festival, or later this year on tour with Dark Tranquillity, Moonspell and Hiraes on the “Endtime Signals European Tour 2024”!
Finnish doom/death metal act Grain Of Pain released its debut full-length album ‘The Moon Lights The Way’ via Noble Demon last Friday, and celebrates with a captivating video for opening track ‘Beneath’!
Belgian masters of death/doom metal Marche Funèbre signed to Ardua Music for the release of their new album ‘After The Storm’ in September and unleashed a first single with ‘In A Haze’!
Know, oh prince, that in the years following their self-titled debut, there was an age undreamed of for Stygian Crown. Hither came ‘Funeral for a King’, their sophomore record, heavy riffed, soaringly vocaled. Fists in the air, with gigantic melodies and gigantic doom, to tread the beer-drenched stages of your summer festivals under their sandaled feet. Taken from the Cruz del Sur Chronicles.
The second day of Steelfest XI delivered another serving of proper dark underground and extreme metal on the indoors stage with performances from Horna with vocalist Corvus, Misþyrming, Krzysztof Drabikowski’s БАТЮШКА, Strid, and Inferno!
The Southamerican natives of Tzompantli presents an authentic and eerie ritualistic sound of the pre-Hispanic culture on their sophomore record ‘Beating the Drums of Ancestral Force’. Out on 20 Buck Spin.
Supergroup Umbra Vitae, featuring members from Converge, Twitching Tongues, The Red Chord, Uncle Acid and Tsjuder, are gearing up to release their new album ‘Light Of Death’ in a couple of weeks via Deathwish Inc., and recently shared another single with ‘Anti-Spirit Machine’!
